Translation of German word "antworten" to English
antworten
/ˈʔanˌtsvɔʁn/
Meaning
VerbTo make a reply or response to.
How to use
The weak verb antworten ('to answer / reply') conjugates regularly, adding '-e-' for pronunciation: ich antworte, du antwortest, er antwortet, hat geantwortet. The person answered is in the dative case without preposition (Ich antworte dir — I answer you). The question/thing answered is introduced by the preposition auf + accusative case (Er antwortet auf die E-Mail).
🇬🇧 English
to answer
Example
Ich muss antworten, bevor der Zeit abläuft.
I must answer before time runs out.
Kannst du antworten, was du getan hast?
Can you answer what you did?
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Common phrases
- auf eine Frage antworten— to answer a question (requires preposition 'auf' + accusative)
- auf einen Brief antworten— to reply to a letter
- keine Antwort geben— to give no answer / not reply
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Present Tense (Präsens)
Simple Past (Präteritum)
Perfect (Perfekt)
ich bin/antwortet ...
Imperative (Imperativ)
Frequency rank: #178 in German
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The German word "antworten" is defined as: "To make a reply or response to."
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The German word "antworten" means "to answer" in English.
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